Hannah Bell
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Fri Jan-07-11 01:31 AM
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Pubs have launched a petition drive to repeal the health care bill -- just heard a tv ad |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-11 01:31 AM by Hannah Bell
i was in the other room, it was some southerner in congress.
what's up with that?
"the most massive petition drive ever" was part of the spiel.
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Mimosa
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Fri Jan-07-11 01:46 AM
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1. If only they had something better to offer. |
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The health insurance rates are going so far up some individuals are having to drop it.
Tonight I talked with an old friend who's age 60 and has diabetes. He makes well under 25K, sad to say. He was paying about $200 a monthon a company health plan. Now his part of coverage has been raised to $440. Plus co-pays. He can't go without coverage because his diabetes medicines would run him over $700 a month, as well as going without coverage in case he had an accident. (He's in a risky job.)
Now this friend can't put away much if any money for his old age. He won't be able to afford little luxuries like going out for a moderately priced dinner with friends.
He's among the people who voted for Obama and wondered why the President -and Congress- didn't do anything to make health insurance more affordable. 'Tax credits' mean nothing to people making under 25K a year. Not when the insurance companes are getting away with extortionary rates.
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DesertFlower
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Fri Jan-07-11 01:53 AM
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3. our insurance is through my husband's employer. |
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it goes up every year and so does our deductible. this was happening long before HCR.
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Cleita
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Fri Jan-07-11 01:49 AM
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It will never get past the Senate. The Republicans are grandstanding so it looks like they are keeping their campaign promises. They know it's not going anywhere.
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Fri Jan-07-11 02:03 AM
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5. I would keep and eye on this one. Remember we laughed about |
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the Tea Partier's early on and right now they have had the last laugh.
Republicans can get the mobs worked up.
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pinto
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Fri Jan-07-11 01:54 AM
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4. Yuk, yuk, yuk. Publicity stunts. Congress knows a "repeal" isn't going to happen. |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-11 01:55 AM by pinto
This is just grandstanding prior to the President's SOTU address. Repubs are looking to get some press. And they have, fwiw. :hi:
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